Dr. Chao Lu, MD

NPI: 1427009430
Total Payments
$1,003
2019 Payments
$377.04
Companies
5
Transactions
20
Medicare Patients
2,312
Medicare Billing
$496,631

Payment Breakdown by Category

Food & Beverage$1,003 (100.0%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Food and Beverage $1,003 20 100.0%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
PFIZER INC. $406.83 11 $0 (2019)
Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. $247.49 4 $0 (2019)
Lilly USA, LLC $197.46 3 $0 (2019)
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $80.00 1 $0 (2018)
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $71.14 1 $0 (2018)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2019 $377.04 7 Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. ($186.57)
2018 $386.12 8 PFIZER INC. ($174.06)
2017 $239.76 5 PFIZER INC. ($167.30)

All Payment Transactions

20 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
09/04/2019 Lilly USA, LLC TRULICITY (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $100.00 General
Category: Diabetes
09/04/2019 Lilly USA, LLC TRULICITY (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $25.00 General
Category: Diabetes
04/09/2019 PFIZER INC. LYRICA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.02 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;PAIN
03/18/2019 PFIZER INC. LYRICA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.02 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;PAIN
03/05/2019 Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. Zilretta (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $149.71 General
Category: Musculoskeletal
02/28/2019 Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. Zilretta (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $36.86 General
Category: Musculoskeletal
02/12/2019 PFIZER INC. LYRICA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $23.43 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;PAIN
11/27/2018 Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. Zilretta (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $30.68 General
Category: Musculoskeletal
10/26/2018 Gilead Sciences, Inc. Vemlidy (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $71.14 General
Category: HBV
10/11/2018 PFIZER INC. LYRICA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.74 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;PAIN
10/09/2018 Flexion Therapeutics, Inc. Zilretta (Drug) Food and Beverage Cash or cash equivalent $30.24 General
Category: Musculoskeletal
09/25/2018 PFIZER INC. LYRICA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $22.54 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;PAIN
07/31/2018 PFIZER INC. LYRICA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $6.33 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;PAIN
04/12/2018 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation JANUVIA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $80.00 General
Category: ENDOCRINOLOGY
02/08/2018 PFIZER INC. LYRICA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $123.45 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;PAIN
12/13/2017 PFIZER INC. LYRICA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $110.29 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;PAIN
09/28/2017 PFIZER INC. LYRICA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $24.36 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;PAIN
07/28/2017 PFIZER INC. LYRICA (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $13.36 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;PAIN
05/21/2017 Lilly USA, LLC FORTEO (Drug) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $72.46 General
Category: Bone Muscle Joint
01/20/2017 PFIZER INC. LYRICA (Drug), FLECTOR PATCH Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.29 General
Category: NEUROSCIENCE;PAIN

Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 15 695 13,049 $302,044 $138,090
2022 15 675 23,280 $382,131 $204,240
2021 14 547 2,645 $163,539 $98,169
2020 12 395 1,591 $92,725 $56,132
Total Patients
2,312
Total Services
40,565
Medicare Billing
$496,631
Procedure Codes
56

All Medicare Procedures & Services

56 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 3

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance Office 2023 57 341 $44,398 $31,753 71.5%
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose Office 2023 43 417 $56,295 $24,460 43.4%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2023 71 289 $24,854 $17,381 69.9%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 121 260 $19,204 $14,663 76.4%
97110 Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes Office 2023 45 402 $14,874 $10,609 71.3%
97814 Acupuncture with electrical stimulation, each additional 15 minutes Office 2023 26 236 $18,880 $7,907 41.9%
97140 Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes Office 2023 45 403 $14,911 $7,406 49.7%
J7328 Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg Office 2023 14 9,072 $72,576 $5,574 7.7%
97813 Acupuncture with electrical stimulation, initial 15 minutes Office 2023 26 118 $11,800 $4,843 41.0%
97035 Application of ultrasound, each 15 minutes Office 2023 45 402 $8,040 $3,903 48.6%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2023 42 42 $5,162 $3,891 75.4%
G0283 Electrical stimulation (unattended), to one or more areas for indication(s) other than wound care, as part of a therapy plan of care Office 2023 45 402 $5,407 $3,312 61.3%
20552 Injection of trigger points, 1-2 muscles Office 2023 15 26 $1,773 $1,272 71.7%
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes Office 2023 13 15 $750.00 $588.00 78.4%
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg Office 2023 87 624 $3,120 $528.35 16.9%
J7328 Hyaluronan or derivative, gelsyn-3, for intra-articular injection, 0.1 mg Office 2022 15 19,488 $155,904 $70,328 45.1%
20611 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance Office 2022 52 275 $36,424 $26,779 73.5%
J7321 Hyaluronan or derivative, hyalgan, supartz or visco-3, for intra-articular injection, per dose Office 2022 45 396 $53,460 $23,659 44.3%
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint Office 2022 54 344 $29,584 $21,880 74.0%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 103 227 $16,934 $13,443 79.4%
97814 Acupuncture with electrical stimulation, each additional 15 minutes Office 2022 26 304 $24,320 $10,972 45.1%
97110 Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes Office 2022 52 368 $13,616 $10,119 74.3%
97140 Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes Office 2022 52 369 $13,653 $7,163 52.5%
97813 Acupuncture with electrical stimulation, initial 15 minutes Office 2022 26 152 $15,200 $6,619 43.5%
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes Office 2022 46 46 $5,622 $4,070 72.4%

About Dr. Chao Lu, MD

Dr. Chao Lu, MD is a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation healthcare provider based in New York, New York. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 05/15/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1427009430.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Chao Lu, MD has received a total of $1,003 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $377.04 received in 2019. These payments were reported across 20 transactions from 5 companies. The most common payment nature is "Food and Beverage" ($1,003).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Lu has provided services to 2,312 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 40,565 services with total Medicare billing of $496,631. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 56 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Location New York, NY
  • Active Since 05/15/2006
  • Last Updated 01/09/2019
  • Taxonomy Code 208100000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • Practice Solo Practitioner
  • NPI Number 1427009430

Products in Payments

  • LYRICA (Drug) $406.83
  • Zilretta (Drug) $247.49
  • TRULICITY (Drug) $125.00
  • JANUVIA (Drug) $80.00
  • FORTEO (Drug) $72.46
  • Vemlidy (Drug) $71.14

Data Sources

Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.

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